Psst, just put it in the bottom draw
The Fraser Brown incident was the straw that broke the camel's back and allowed the AFL to finally expose the great Blue Sox Scandal of '02. Really though, it was only an official revelation and came as no surprise to a sceptical footy public that had long suspected the Carpetbaggers, sorry the Bluebaggers had been rorting the Salary Cap for years.
In fact, how it came about was sublimely simple. Based on his contract, Brown presented a claim for Superannuation to the AFL. Only trouble was, when the AFL looked at his contract they noticed it wasn't the same as the one Carlton had presented to the AFL. As Bingo used to say; "Oh-oh...It's Danger Island next!"! That set into motion a chain of events that saw Carlton spanked with all sorts of punishments and now they're just a Sour Grapes Bunch. "Tomato. Tomato. Tomato. Tomato. Tomato. Tomato." I digress.
Therefore, in light of those findings it comes as no surprise the AFL have insisted all players Cough Up The Goods to investigations officer, Ken Wood.
Also, Essendon have recently Had Their Problems with the AFL regarding Internet deals. Expect more to come of this as the AFL are no longer taking verbal agreements as proof of innocence . Let's face it, the Bombr�s have said they had verbal advice from 'someone' at the AFL that the deals were kosha. If so, why not get it down on paper?
What else?....
At the end of last season, some clubs were struggling to fit their Total Player Payments (TPP) within the existing salary cap. The Football Manager of one of these clubs was desperate to sign a "Required Player" but also realised that the player's increased wage claim would have to be met.
Now, one way to provide a player with more money is to get him promotional work. This falls loosely outside the core strictures of the TPP. So, this manager agreed in principle that a total package of $500K would be acceptable. For this the player was going to get $400K from the club and $100K for promotional work.
However, this still left the club with little room to move when signing other required players. What did the Manager do? Simple. When the time came for the club to submit the TPP of the club to the AFL the manager presented a package of $300K salary and $200K promo. This would leave $100K available to satisfy another required player's wage claim.
When the President of the particular club heard of the arrangement he hit the roof and only some serious lobbying from the Football Dept (Coach, etc) allowed the Football Manager to keep his job.
Dodgy.
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